Embers Of The Brave – Beneath The Sight And Sound EP
Artist: Embers Of The Brave
Label: Independent
Release Date: February, 2012
Duration: 7 tracks
Embers Of Brave is the revived efforts of singer/songwriter/producer, Jordan
Lansdowne, who after finding his Christian faith has made an offering of
his talents. Like so many initial
offerings of its kind its message shines while the production wanes. Sounding like many mid-‘90s CCM artists,
Embers Of Brave offers up soulful lyrics to well written, folk-like songs of
life and faith. Beneath The Sight And Sound is based on strong acoustic guitar
rhythm, simple percussion, strong vocals and message. Songs are introspective and strong, if not at
times guttural. All selections are written
and performed by Jordan Lansdowne on vocals and acoustic guitar, with Dean St. Hillaire
on Saxophone, Cory Plaugh on bass and piano, and Randy Looman on drums.
Stripped down, simple, yet powerful, “Introduction Love”
provides a stake in the ground for this effort with a strong percussive message
of Christ’s love entering our hearts. “Confession (Who Am I Now)” tells the
personal story of Landowne’s Christian transformation with truthful lyrics and
solid guitar interludes and chorus. Fast paced and poppy; “Don’t Be Afraid” provides
change of pace from the heartfelt outpourings of the first three offerings on
this EP. “Night’s Surround” shines in
its simplicity with guitar, sampling of strings, and the lyrics of one who had
lived the lyrics with ‘Wake up now, I
almost felt the same when He called my name’. Simple and clean, this song rings
of the freedom we feel when Christ enters our hearts for the first time.
Beneath The Sight And Sound is a solid first attempt by a
professional musician at poring out his heart in praise for his newly found
Christian faith. Sounding like early
John Cox, the material is well written and performed with solid integration of
message and melody. However, the sound
quality is lacking with mediocre mixing sounding like many low production
garage recordings. Overall, the effort
is solid, the message meaningful and the writing well done. Let’s hope the content can be highlighted with
improved production on a full-length delivery in the near future.
Scott S Mertens
2 tocks
http://embersofbrave.bandcamp.com/
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